Liza Yosephine – Historians have questioned the government's plan to name former president Soeharto a national hero because of the controversy that surrounded the New Order leader before he was for

Saiful Munir, Jakarta – Newly appointed Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) retired General Luhut Binsar Panjaitan has called on ministers and heads of

Gorontalo – The Boalemo administration has been slammed for naming two new bridges – in the capital of Boalemo regency Tilamuta in Gorontalo – after late president Soeharto and Tien Soe

The daughter of former president Soeharto, Siti Hardijanti "Tutut" Rukmana, has officially taken over Media Nusantara Citra (MNC) TV, part of a media empire owned by media mogul and vic

Yogyakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono visited the Great General Soeharto Memorial at Soeharto's birthplace in Kemusuk village, Sleman, Yogyakarta, in Central Java on Friday.

The Supreme Court on Thursday said that it has ruled in favor of Siti Hardiyanti Rukamana in a dispute surrounding the majority of ownership of MNC TV and returned shares of the TV stat

Jakarta – A lawmaker has blasted a proposal to change the name of one of the capital city's main thoroughfares, Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat, to Jl.

Imron Rosyid Taufikur – Thousands of people attended prayers to celebrate what would have been the 92nd birthday of the late President Suharto in Solo, Central Java, on Saturday.

Slamet Susanto – The Grand General HM Soeharto Memorial, chronicling the life of the second Indonesian president, opened on Saturday.

Jakarta – As Jakarta Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's popularity has grown for his impromptu visits, locally known as blusukan, the family of former president Soeharto is saying that the

Ezra Sihite – Many Indonesians believe that life in the New Order era under President Suharto was better than today and that social elites dominate modern politics and law, according to

Slamet Susanto, Yogyakarta – A tall monument that occupies a 3,800 meter plot of land located at Kemusuk Lor Hamlet, Bantul regency, in the southern part of Yogyakarta has been erected

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – The People's Consultative Assembly says a resolution it issued in 1967 stripping Sukarno of his presidency for an inability to carry out his duties is no long

Jakarta – Fourteen years ago, it was normal to see dozens of soldiers guarding Jl. Cendana in Menteng, Central Jakarta, which was then probably the nation's most famous address.

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – Fourteen years after president Soeharto stepped down, which marked the ushering in of democracy and reform, former student activists who took to the streets

Markus Junianto Sihaloho & Bayu Marhaenjati – When President Suharto was in power from 1966 to 1998, no one dared speak ill of him or his family without fear of reprisal or imprison

Jakarta – Media watchdogs have condemned the way local media covered the Sukhoi Superjet 100 crash at Mt.

Bandung – Indonesia's controversial Minister of Communications and Information Technology Tifatul Sembiring says he has become a target of social network users who do not hold back thei

Robertus Wardi – Politicians have pledged support for a call to finally scrap the parliamentary resolution that stripped power from former President Sukarno and handed it to Suharto 45

Jakarta – The Constitutional Court (MK) has rejected a request by civil activists for a review of the 2009 National Heroes Law, saying that articles in the law do not contravene the Con

Five hundred men gathered at a television station at the center of a dispute between a daughter of former dictator Suharto and media mogul Hary Tanoesoedibjo on Wednesday morning but ev

Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Today is the 41st anniversary of the death of Indonesia's first president and founding father, Sukarno, but the House of Representatives almost overlooked the

A legislator from the Labor Party has requested that a street be named after Indonesia's second president, Soeharto, in Manado, North Sulawesi.

Ronna Nirmala – Hutomo Mandala Putra, the youngest son of former President Suharto, announced his first foray into the media industry with an undisclosed investment to launch a news por

Heru Andriyanto – An Indonesian court has awarded Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra more than Rp 12.5 billion ($1.5 million) in damages after a magazine described the youngest son of former

Jakarta – The US Central Intelligence Agency very much dominated the initial consolidation of the New Order regime of former President Suharto.

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Camelia Pasandaran & Candra Malik, Jakarta – It's official: former President Suharto is not a national hero. This year at least.

Tifa Asrianti, Jakarta – Soeharto has been dropped from the list of potential heroes this year.

Nurdin Hasan & Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Banda Aceh & Jakarta – Seventy-eight civil society groups in Aceh have denounced a proposal to confer national hero status on former Pre

Hans David Tampubolon, Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) says that former dictator Soeharto deserves to be named a national hero.

Armando Siahaan, Jakarta – Suharto may be on the verge of being named a national hero, but a survey released on the 1,000th day since his death suggests that most Indonesians far prefer

Candra Malik, Karanganyar – A series of events to mark the 1,000th day since the death of former President Suharto reached its climax on Friday amid a growing debate on whether to name

Dessy Sagita, Jakarta – Naming former President Suharto a national hero would spark controversy across the country, as the jury is still out on his role as Indonesia's "Father of Develo

Candra Malik, Solo – The family of late former Indonesian dictator Suharto gathered at his grave in Karanganyar, Central Java, on Monday to mark the 1000th day since his death.

Jakarta – Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, the son of deceased dictator Suharto, is suing state-owned airline Garuda Indonesia and the publishers of its in-flight magazine for referring to

Jakarta Globe – One of the daughters of deceased dictator Suharto claims to have reclaimed ownership of Indonesian television station Televisi Pendidikan Indonesia from tycoon Harry Tan

Candra Malik, Solo – The head of the district where former President Suharto and his wife are buried has confirmed the local government will cooperate with the former first family to de

Jakarta – Whether the late former president Soeharto deserves to be named a national hero should be left to the public to decide, says his youngest son, Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra.

Ismira Lutfia – After enduring a police raid on Wednesday, exiled Burmese pro-democracy leaders in Jakarta managed to meet again on Thursday and agree on a proposal for reconciliation a

Jakarta – Research into the nation's television viewing habits has revealed most people regard news and talk show programs to be the best in terms of education, but the majority still p

Camelia Pasandaran – The number of people watching television news programs and political talk shows has jumped in the past three months, monitoring company AGB Nielsen Media Research s

Eko Ari Wibowo/TNR, Jakarta – Former leftist activist in the 1998 political turmoil that brought Soeharto's military regime down, Budiman Sudjatmiko condemned the television ad of the P

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), whose controversial TV ads on the commemoration of National Heroes Day featured a picture of the late former president Soeha

Marianne Kearney, Jakarta – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono yesterday gave extraordinary praise for former dictator Suharto's role in the brutal military operation in Papu

As Indonesia's former dictator lay dying on 8 January, a coterie of the country's great-and-good gathered at his bedside to pay their last respects to a man responsible for more deaths

Tito Belo, Dili – East Timor's president urged Timorese to pray for Suharto, the former Indonesian president who ordered the brutal invasion of East Timor in 1975 and who now lies criti

Alfian, Jakarta – Indonesia's future leaders should ideally be aged under 40 years as they are less likely to have been "contaminated" by the New Order regime, an observer said Saturday

Jakarta – Lawyers for former president Soeharto criticized Monday state prosecution charges alleging the misuse of Supersemar Foundation funds, saying foundation money provided to some

Jakarta – Despite corruption charges and allegations of human rights abuses during his three-decade rule, former president Soeharto received a string of courtesy calls Saturday, the fir

Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono sent Wednesday his warm greetings to former president Soeharto through the latter's grandson Wiratama Hadi Ramanto Pratikto.